Ditto the above.
Geographic location is irrelevant for such work. The server can be in the same room or the other side of the world. The process would not change.
You need more than access to the forum control panel. At a minimum, you need FTP access to the web site. Further, you need access to MySQL to create a DB and user for it.
Please do not take offense, but from the way you ask the question, I'd say this is a bit beyond something you should be attempting.
This is not to say that I believe you could not learn how. It is just that you will first need to build a base of knowledge and that would take time.
Pay for the professional upgrade service. You'll thank us later.
And no. I have no dog in this race.
